The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-26


MISS VAN zANpr.
about 10 years of age, and on nearly every
occasion she was accompanied by an elder
ly lady. She evinced the deepest interest
in the proceedings, and it finally became
evident that she was more than usually in
terested in one of the prisoners. AS the
days passed by it was ascertained that her
admiration extended to August Spies. AT
the conclusion of the trial she visited the
County Jail to prefer her sympathy to the
prisoners, and on this occasion she intro
duced herself TO Spies, and from that day
became completely infatuated with him.
The feeling which she entertained for the
anarchist leader was evidently recipro-
Gated, and her visits to the Jail to
see her lover became so frequent that she
finally came to be known to the Jail
officials as "Spies' girl. She would
stand at the iron grating of the cage" and
talk to her lover until the jail hour for
locking up the prisoners arrived. Her
identity finally became known, and she
proved to be Miss Nina Van Zandt, only
daughter of j. Van Zandt, chemist en-
ployed in Kinks soap factory at No. 352
North Water street. She would bring all
sorts of dainty edibles for his use, and also
articles of feminine manufacture for the
adornment of his cell. 1t was evidently
case of mash" and severe case at that.
But Miss Van Zandt seemed TO glory in it,
and was apparently proud of her powers of
conquest. But nobody appeared to be pre-
pared for the news, which was made public
through the local press a few days ago,
that August Spies and Miss Van Zandt
were 10 be married in a short time.
The future Mrs. Spies was born in
Philadelphia, Jan. ., 1867. Her father is
said to belong to one of the Knickerbocker
families who moved from New York
State to Central Pennsylvania about fifty
years ago. Her mother comes from
Scotch English family named Clarke,
that has lived in Pittsburgh for many
years. Miss Van Zandt attended the
Friends Central High School in Phlladel-
phia until her parents moved to Chicago,
in 1852. Here she attended the Misses
Grants Seminary for young ladies, as a
boarding scholar, and remained there one
year. In the fall of 1888 she entered Nassar
College at Poughkeepsie, y. Y, staying
there two years and taking Latin and mathe-
NAUTICAL courses. She is a member of st.
James Episcopal Church, together with her
father and mother, and is well known in
church society. She has attracted the at
tention of many young men, some of whom
were members of the congregation. A
young Canadian, who is employed in La
Sale street insurance office, was under
stood to have been regarded with more than
passing favor until the trial of the anarch-
lists began. Mr.. and Mrs. Van Zandt and
the prospective bride have been regarded as
rather extreme in their views toward al
legged suffering humanity, and, like Captain
and Mrs. w. Z. Black, perhaps, look upon
the anarchists as having been more sinned
against than SHINING. When the news of
the coming marriage was quietly circulated
in North Side society circles, to which Miss
Van Zandt belonged, and became known at
the st. James Club, to which many young
men of the church belong the utmost con-
sternation and surprise was manifested.
| The fact is indisputable, however, that
within n very few days Miss Nina Van
Zandt will be Mrs. August Spies
Miss Van Zandt has also been one OF
! those who united with the Central Labor
Union and contributed money to have Spies
speech to the jury during the trial printed.
Miss Van Zandt's home is at the corner
of Cass and Huron streets, almost the GEN.
ter of the aristocratic portion OF the North
Side. Directly opposite is the ultra-swell
! Episcopal Church of st. James. Within
! two blocks of her home are the stately
palaces of S. NJ. Nickerson, Henry Field,
! +. d. Watkins, Cyrus Mccormick, Henry
Willing, John L. Lester, II. r. Cable, A.
A. Carpenter, and perhaps twenty others
which are the homes of millionaires.
reporter called at No. $50 Huron
street for the purpose of getting look at
Miss Van Zandt. The young lady was not
visible, but her father, Mr.. j. X. Van
Zandt. obligingly gave all the information
in his power concerning the proposed mar
riage, stipulating that his remarks should
| be treated seriously, and without prejudice
or unfavorable comment. Mr.. Van Zandt
is fine appearing man OF about 40 years.
His ancestors came from Amsterdam, Hol-
land, and he claims relationship with
aristocratic Knickerhocker families of New
York. He is chemist by profession, and
has charge of the chemical department In
Kinks soap factory. His daughter, judg-
| ing from photograph shown the reporter,
is handsome girl 20 years old, with an in
tellectual countenance. Her father said that
her acquaintance with Spies was brought
about by the loss, four years ago, of a pet dog
Miss Nina at that time lavished her spare
affection on the small animal, and when he
disappeared she made extraordinary efforts
to recover him. She advertised in all the
daily papers, including the Arbeiter lei
tung, Offering liberal reward for the
restoration of the poodle to its fair mis-
tress' arms, and il was while on visit to
the Arbeiter Zeitung Office to see If the
lost puppy had been heard from that she
first saw August Spies. 1t was a case, on
her side at least, of love at first sight.
Eugene Seeger, clerk in the Marriage
License Department of the County Clerks
Office, received the following telegraphiC
dispatch from the grandmother of Miss
Nina Van Zandt, the fancee of August
Spies, Monday:
PTTrsDURG, Pa, Jan. IL, 1887.
| Eugene Seeger, Clerk Of Marriage Licenses:
Issue no license to Miss Van Zandt and Au